So long as a man is faithful to himself, everything is in his favor, government, society, the very sun, moon, and stars.

The unconsciousness of man is the consciousness of God.

The merely political aspect of the land is never very cheering; men are degraded when considered as the members of a political organization.

The English did not come to America from a mere love of adventure, nor to truck with or convert the savages, nor to hold offices under the crown, as the French to a great extent did, but to live in earnest and with freedom.

What is chastity? How shall a man know if he is chaste? He shall not know it. We have heard of this virtue, but we know not what it is.

To have done anything just for money is to have been truly idle.

If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonal experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.